The Magic of Colors and Memory of Objects 25th Festival of Environmental Art in Iran- Hormoz Island Persian GulfReport by Ahmad Nadalian Photos by Shahnaz Zarkesh, Fereshteh Zamani, Atefeh Motehayer, Atefeh Khas, Hamed Karimipour, Azarnosh Nazari, Elham Yazdanian, Armin Lotfi Fard, Amin Salmanian and Ahmad Nadalian
Persian Gulf Environmental Art Center The Persian Gulf Art Centre on Hormoz Island in the Persian Gulf was established in March of 2009. This new arts center is a host for contemporary environmental artists and is linked to Paradise International Residential Center for Environmental Art. In January 2010 invited artists who participated in the 25th Festival of Environmental Art in Iran stayed in this centre and used colored earth and natural pigments to ornament the buildings. In some instances the work was conceptual and readymade objects were used to convey site-specific ideas. For this restoration project, we also used nanotechnology, which made the colors even more solid.
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Thanks to all of the inspiring artists who gave new life to this
space
This was a sift, but now is a bird cage
We preserved portions of inscriptions and the old texture of the
buildings walls. More Photos Persian Gulf Residential Art Center in Hormoz Island
One of the night we had performance and auction.
Performance by Mithra Soltani and Kaniz
I was also inspired by the primitive drawing of Kaniz and her life to
produce a number of painting behind glass. I used organic colored earth.
I sold some of my works and dedicated money to Kaniz
I found this damaged doll on the street
I asked Kaniz to clean the doll and prepare local traditional cloths for
dressing it
Now the doll lives in the Persian Gulf Art Centre
Despite all of her suffering, Kaniz seems to have a childlike happiness.
This is what I admire and wish for
The children of Hormoz Island also participated in our festival
A German traveler and musician, Jonas Fedrbe, participated in our festival and wrote this statement: "You will not regret anything you ever did, but you will regret everything that you didn't"
Artists who participated in the festival preformed some other collaborative and individual works too
Collaborative Project by New Art Group
photos by Shahnaz Zarkesh
Atefeh Khas
Noshin Nafici
Khosheh Shayan
Ali Banakar
Parasto Amirkargar
Fereshteh Alamshah
Armin Lotfi Fard
Collaborative Project by New Art Group
Mitra Soltani & Kaniz
Fereshteh Zamani
Mahmoud Maktabi
Performance by Hormoz local artists
Conference of Environmental Art in Hormoz
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